Wild salmon strategy: implementation plan 2023 to 2028
Plan setting out the actions to be taken over a five year period to 2028, to achieve the vision as outlined in the Scottish wild salmon strategy published in January 2022.
Funding
To catalyse action at scale to protect and restore Scotland's biodiversity we have committed to invest at least £65 million through the Nature Restoration Fund (NRF). Since launching in 2021, several rivers and fisheries trusts, district salmon fishery boards (DSFBs) and partnerships have been awarded project funding to deliver river habitat restoration, improve fish passage and tackle invasive non-native species.
Financial support to aid implementation is available from a range of sources including the Water Environment Fund, Marine Fund Scotland, Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund, Crown Estate Scotland's Sustainable Communities Fund, Forestry Grant Scheme and the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme.
Delivery of the draft biodiversity strategy would also see the creation of a Biodiversity Investment Plan. This will set out our assessment of the investment required to deliver a nature positive future and the actions needed to mobilise public, private and philanthropic finance.
In addition, land use and management is directly impacting on the water environment and the flora and fauna within it. The Scottish Government's long-term Vision for Agriculture is to transform how we support farming and food production in Scotland to become a global leader in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, with an emphasis on high quality food production, climate mitigation and adaptation, and nature restoration. In turn this will result in benefits to Scotland's rivers, lochs and wetlands and the species they support.
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